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Moot Court Ranks at Jessup Competition Georgia State University College of Law’s Moot Court team placed third in the U.S. South Regional qualifying round of the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. The all female team of Lynette Jimenez (J.D. ’14), Leanna Jordan (J.D. ’13), Katie Ginnane (J.D. ’13) and Autumn Turner (J.D…. Read more »

Milich wins State Bar award January 13, 2012 ATLANTA – Georgia State University College of Law Professor Paul S. Milich is the first recipient of the State Bar of Georgia’s Award for Excellence in Legal Scholarship, which honors law professors in Georgia for achievements that truly advance the practice of law for Georgia attorneys. Milich… Read more »

Supreme Myths March 16, 2012 ATLANTA – The Supreme Court of the United States makes important judgments about fundamental questions based on the Justices’ ideological preferences, not the law, says Georgia State University College of Law Professor Eric Segall. Segall will be signing copies of and discussing his new book, Supreme Myths: Why the Supreme… Read more »

GSU Law named no. 6 most popular Georgia State University’s College of Law has earned a spot on the list of the 10 most popular law schools from the U.S. News and World Report. Based on its admissions yield rate – the percentage of accepted students that ultimately enroll at a school – GSU Law… Read more »

Center for Law, Health & Society | News and Events | Center News | 2012 Archive | Why the Gray Matters: The Relationship Between Law and Ethics Why the Gray Matters: The Relationship Between Law and Ethics By Jane “Danny” Vincent, 3L July 12, 2012 [NOTE: This essay is the author’s final reflection paper on… Read more »

Law, public health represented on presidential commission September 10, 2012 In the spirit of Georgia State University’s interdisciplinary Second Century Initiative, two faculty members are collaborating across specialties — not only across campus, but on a national stage. Law professor Paul Lombardo has been a senior advisor to the Presidential Commission for the Study of… Read more »

Cupid (M.P.A./J.D. ’12) Wins Public Office Lisa Cupid, a joint-degree student with the College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, beat political veteran Woody Thompson in the Democratic primary runoff for the southwest Cobb County Commission seat on Aug. 21. Cupid, a Georgia Institute of Technology graduate, is working to complete her… Read more »

Juergensmeyer Updates Land Use Treatise Law professor Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer has released a third edition of Land Use Planning and Development Regulation Law as part of West Publishing Co.’s  Practitioner Treatise Series. Co-writer Thomas E. Roberts is a professor of law at the Wake Forest University School of Law. The updated book provides an overview… Read more »

STLA Presents for International Students During the holiday break on Dec. 19, Student Trial Lawyers Association members hosted the 21st annual tour of the Fulton County Courthouse for international students through the Atlanta Ministry for International Students. Phillip Curtis (J.D. ’13) and Leslie Smith (J.D. ’13) conducted a courtroom demonstration, arguing a case about a… Read more »

Georgia State Law Now 54 in U.S. News Rankings Georgia State University College of Law moved up four spots to 54 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 rankings for Best Graduate Schools. Last year, the college was ranked No. 58. “All law schools are working to retool legal education in challenging times,” said Steven… Read more »